Anti-racism for Non-Black People of Colour: The Workshop
Not ready to commit to the full Introductory Anti-Racism Training yet? This workshop gives you a chance to learn a bit about how this journey works, and become part of a Non-Black community of colour committed to anti-racist liberation. Get a taster of my teaching style, and kickstart your conscious anti-racism work in a way that is aimed specifically to your needs.
Workshop: Putting anti-racism into practice as a Non-Black Person of Colour
Thursday 15th August, 7.30-9.45pm, UK time, online £60 / £45 Early Bird until 8th August
You are not white, so you have been on the receiving end of some biases and assumptions about your colour, or just downright racism.
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You are not Black and it’s possible you may hold anti-Black biases, though you are not sure whether these biases are present or not. You may hold biases against other POC. It is all possible.
None of this is your fault! It’s the product of the centuries-old racist system we live in.
As Non-Black POC we can get good at burying our feelings about racism, fitting in, being a ‘model minority’, or assimilating to the white centre.
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This workshop uses yoga & embodiment practices, self-enquiry prompts and discussion to help you to clearly identify where you are on your anti-racism journey as a Non-Black POC.
By the end of the session you will have an honest sense of how racism affects your life, and how to move forward as an empowered and self-aware anti-racist activist and advocate. You will feel refreshed and reflective, as all our work is grounded in self-care practices.
About Your Teacher
I am a scholar, an author, and a healing practitioner. I am of mixed ethnicity and mixed cultural experience. I have over 20 years’ experience as a scholar of literature and race, and I have been teaching yoga for almost 15 years. I believe in and experience anti-racism as a vibrant combination of cultural education, self-enquiry, and healing.
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My academic work focuses on African American and Black British literature, diaspora, cultural memory and aesthetics. My book, The Cultural Memory of Africa in African American and Black British Fiction, 1970-2000, was published by Palgrave in 2016, and my articles have appeared in a range of scholarly journals. My work has been called “boldly progressive” and “exhilarating”, and my yoga and doula clients find me “enlightened”, “welcoming”, and “inspirational”.
TESTIMONIAL
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"Leila provided an incredibly safe space for the group. I felt safe enough to voice and reflect upon my own deeply seated prejudices and their origins. Through the yoga practice I was able to stay grounded and aware of my own physical and emotional responses to what was being discussed, whilst staying connected to the group from a heart-centred place.
The lecture on the origins of racist thinking was shocking and yet is absolutely vital for us all to understand.
There is a huge amount to unpack and I am only at the beginning of this journey but I am so grateful to Leila for stepping into this highly sensitive role to help us on our own path to seeking truth."
Deepa